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Skillsoft Appoints Ron Kisling as Chief Financial Officer
BOSTON, May 20, 2026--Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE: SKIL) ("Skillsoft", "we", "us", or "our"), a leading AI-native skills management platform, today announced that it has appointed Ron Kisling as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Kisling is joining Skillsoft as the Company begins the next phase of its transformation following the signing of the Global Knowledge business sale.
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